Selmentauzen (russian: Сельментаузен, ce, Селман-Тевзана, ''Selman-Tevzana'' or Дуццахоте, ''Duccaxote'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Vedensky District,

Chechnya Chechnya ( rus, Чечня́, Chechnyá, p=tɕɪtɕˈnʲa; ce, Нохчийчоь, Noxçiyçö), officially the Chechen Republic,; ce, Нохчийн Республика, Noxçiyn Respublika is a republic of Russia. It is situated in the ...

Administrative and municipal status

Municipally, Selmentauzen is incorporated into Selmentauzenskoye rural settlement. It is the administrative center of the municipality and is one of the three settlements included in it.

Geography

Map of Vedensky District (rural settlements)

Selmentauzen is located between the Vashtar and Tenik. It is west of

Vedeno Vedeno (russian: Ведено; ce, Ведана, ''Vedana'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Vedensky District, Chechnya. Administrative and municipal status Municipally, Vedeno is incorporated into Vedens ...

. The nearest settlements to Selmentauzen are Dutsin-Khutor in the south-west, Zonakh in the west, Ulus-Kert in the north-west, and

Makhkety Makhkety (russian: Махкеты, ce, МахкатӀе, ''Maxkathe'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Vedensky District, Chechnya. Administrative and municipal status Municipally, Makhkety is incorporated into Makhketinskoye rural sett ...

and

Tevzana Tevzana (russian: Тевзана, ce, Тевзана) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Vedensky District, Chechnya. Administrative and municipal status Municipally, Tevzana is incorporated as Tevzaninskoye rural settlement. It is the ad ...

in the north-east.

History

In 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the

Chechen-Ingush ASSR The Checheno-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic; inh, Нохч-ГӀалгӀай Автономе Советий Социализма Республика, Noxç-Ġalġay Avtonome Sovetiy Socializma Respublika; russian: Чече́но-И ...

was abolished, the village of Selmentauzen was renamed to Khvarshini, and settled by people from the neighboring republic of

Dagestan Dagestan ( ; rus, Дагеста́н, , dəɡʲɪˈstan, links=yes), officially the Republic of Dagestan (russian: Респу́блика Дагеста́н, Respúblika Dagestán, links=no), is a republic of Russia situated in the North C ...

. From 1944 to 1957, it was a part of the Vedensky District of the

Dagestan ASSR The Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic av, Дагъистаналъул Автономияб Советияб Социалистияб Жумгьурият az, Дағыстан Мухтар Совет Сосиалист Республи ...

. In 1958, after the Vaynakh people returned and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was restored, the village regained its old name, Selmentauzen. As of 1 January 1990, the rural settlement included the settlements of Nizhny Selmentauzen (284 people) and Verkhny Selementauzen (309 people).

Population

* 1990 Census: 593 * 2002 Census: 834 * 2010 Census: 909 * 2019 estimate: ? According to the results of the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Selmentauzen were ethnic Chechens.

References

{{Authority control Rural localities in Vedensky District